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EXCREMENTAL

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ex⋅cre⋅men⋅ti⋅tious

  [ek-skruh-men-tish-uhs]
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–adjective
of or like excrement.
Also, ex⋅cre⋅men⋅tal  [ek-skruh-men-tl] .

Origin:
1580–90; excrement + -itious

Related forms:
ex⋅cre⋅men⋅ti⋅tious⋅ly, ex⋅cre⋅men⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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ex·cre·ment   (ěk'skrə-mənt)   
n.  Waste material, especially fecal matter, that is expelled from the body after digestion.

[Latin excrēmentum, from excernere, excrē-, to excrete; see excrete.]
ex'cre·men'tal (-měn'tl), ex'cre·men·ti'tious (-měn-tĭsh'əs) adj.
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excrementitious ex·cre·men·ti·tious (ěk'skrə-měn-tĭsh'əs)
adj.
Relating to any cast-out waste material.

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